Wind-engine



(N0M0de1.) B. W. WILDEY 8v W. L. SIMONS.

WIND ENGINE. No. 272,370. Patented Feb. 13,1883.

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UNITED STATES ELI W. WILDEY AND WILLIAM L.

PATENT ()FFICE.

SIMONS, OF RICHMOND, I INDIANA.

WIND-ENGINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,370, dated February 13, 1883.

v Application filed October 2, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ELI W.-W1LDEY and WILLIAM L. SIMoNs, both of Richmond,Wayne county, Indiana,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wind-Engines, of which the following is a specification. V

Our invention is air-improvement on those windmills or wind-engines in which the windwheel is held to wind by a vane, tail-board, or rudder, so connected to the wheel-frame as, in ordinary conditions of the wind, to swing with it around the tubular post occupied by the pump-rod,'and so jointed to said frame as to be capable, under the influence of a high wind or sudden gust, of permitting the wind-wheel with its frame to assume a position in which such .wheel becomes parallel with instead of perpendicular to said vane, so as to present its edge instead of its front to the wind.

Our invention particularly relates to a construction whereby the weight of the thus deflected wind-wheel and frame is utilized to restore them to their normal condition relatively to the vane, whenever the force of the windis reduced to that which is competent to drive the mill without endangering its machinery.

This we accomplish, first, by the provision upon the vane-frame of two tubular studs or bosses, of which the lower one occupies the upper part of the tubular post and the upper one constitutes the pivot about which the wheel-frame swings when the force of the wind is such as-to deflect it upon the vane-frame; secondly, byformingthehub of the wheel-frame, by which it swings around, and in a high wind oscillates vertically, upon the boss of the vaneframe with an oblong eye, and by so suspending the end of the wheel-frame, which is remote from the king-post, from a standard or mast upon the vane-frame, as that any deflection of the wheel-frame is accompanied by an elevation or uplifting of the outer end of the wheel-frame, and consequently of the wheel;

and, as the weight of these two members with their adjuncts is very considerable, there exists a strong tendency in these parts to return to their normal condition, which they accordingly do at the least lull in the force of the wind, either resuming their normal condition or such approach thereto as corresponds to the lessened force of the wind.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the operative parts in their normal condition, the wind-wheel being omitted, but its shaft being shown. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the parts in the abnornal condition in-which the wind-wheel frameis driven back to its extreme deflection. Figs. 4 and 5 are side and rear elevations to a smaller scale of the parts in their normal and abnormal conditions, respectively. Fig. 6 is a perspective under-side view of the hub of the wind-wheel frame.

A may represent the upper part of a pieror trestle, such as commonly employed to support the operative machinery of a wind-engine. B is an iron cap thereto, about whose hollow vertical post 0 the vane-frame D swings. The vane-frame D has extending downward through tubular post 0 to a stop, a, a hub, d, and extending upward in vertical line with hub d a boss, d. The hub 01 occupies and revolves within'the upper part of the tubular post G. The projections d (1 preferably consist of a single tube, 01 d, which is secured to the vane-frame by a set-screw, d.

The hub F of the wind-wheel frame E has an oblong eye or orifice, f, which permits the said frame to swing horizontally around the boss at, in obedience to the oscillations of the vane G. The said oblong orifice also permits an uplifting of the outer extremity of the wind-wheel frame during a high wind, in the manner hereinafter explained. In the ordinary working of the apparatus the wind-wheel frame simply rests upon the vane-frame and bears laterally against the stop H.

I is a mast erected upon a forward extension of-the vane-frame and terminating above in an eye or hinge, J, for flexible attachment of suspenderK, which, extending obliquely down ward, as represented, is connected by flexible attachment L with bail M upon the outer extremity of the wind-wheel frame. The suspender K is preferably formed of two rods, K K, of which one, K, is screw-threaded, and traverses a lip, 70, on the other, and carries a nut, 70, by which the member K K is capable of being lengthened or shortened at the option of the user. The relations of these parts are such that a folding back or veering of the wind-wheel frame-such as takes place under a high wind-causes the outer extremity of the wind-wheel frame to be more or less uplifted. As the wind-wheel and adjuncts have considerable weight they oppose this folding action and moderate the same, and, whenever a lull of wind'occurs, operate promptly to restore the wind-wheel to its normal position facing the wind. In order to provide for those extreme cases in which the wind-wheel frame is folded completely back the wrist-wheel N ofthe windwheel shaft impinges against a back stop or flange, 0, upon the vane-frame.

A lever, P, linked by rod Q to a rear corner wrist, 1%, of the wind-wheel frame, and provided with a cord or chain, S, enables the attendant to throw the wind-wheel out of wind, if desired.

By means of screw '1 the mast may be ad justed to verticality, or so as to lean toward or from the wheel-frame, and by this means the wind-wheel be held with more or less firmness to the wind.

The relative adjustment of the parts is such that the vane and that portion of its adj unetwhich is in the rear of the central post. 0, is exactly equipoised by the portion of the vanes frame which extends in front of said post, together with the superincumbent wind-wheel and its adjuncts.

Among advantages incident to the hanging of the wind-wheel frame upon a boss of the vane-frame may be cited the great reduction of friction of a character to oppose the veer or swing of the vane and wheel-frames, eitherin concert or independently, and the fact that, even should the suspender K become detached, the wheel-frame will nevertheless continue supported by the boss (1.

We are aware that wind-engines have been devised whose vane-frames have been arranged to mount bodily incline planes or tracks, said vane-frames remaining horizontal. From such devices ours differs in the important particulars, that it is the wind-wheel frame and not the vane-frame that becomes elevated, and that said frame in the act of being elevated is also thrown out of level, the outerend bearing the wind-wheel only being elevated, and the inner end retaining its normal level.

\Ve claim herein as new and of our invention- 1. In a wind-engine whose wind-wheel axle, when said wheel is subjected to a high wind, rises at its outer end only, the means, substantially asdescribed, whereby the weight ofthe wind-wheel is utilized to bring it back into wind-namely, the combination of wind-wheel frame E, whose hub I has an oblong eye or orifice,f, mast I, upon the vane-frame, and the oblique suspendingrod K, substantially as set forth.

2. In a wind-engine whose vane and windwheel are capable of both simultaneous and independent swing or veer, the combination of mast I, upon the vane-frame, and suspenderrod K, which links said mast to the outer extremity of the wind-wheel frame, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a wind-engine whose vane and windwheel are capable of both simultaneous and independent veer, the combination of mast I, iipon the vane-frame, rod K, which links said mast to the outer extremity of the wind-wheel frame, and the forward and backward stops H O, substantially as set forth.

4. In a wind-engine whose vane and wind wheel are capable of both simultaneous and independent veer, the combination of mast I, upon the vane-frame, rod K, which links said mast to the outer extremity of wind-wheel frame, and a hub, F, whose central orifice, f, permits rotation of said frame around the post and uplift of said frames outer extremity during deflection, substantially as set forth.

5. In a wind-engine whose vane and windwheel are capable of both independent and simultaneous swing or veer in different planes about a tubular post, from which the vaneframe extends sufticiently forward to support the wind-wheel frame and to secure equipoisc, the mast I, upon said vane-frame, and the rod K, which links said masts upper extremity to the outer end of wind-wheel frame, substantially as and for the purpose explained.

6. In a wind-engine whose vane and windwheel are capable of both simultaneous and independent swing or veer about a central post, a vane-frame, which is prolonged sulfieiently forward of said post to support the wind-wheel frame and its adjuncts, and to assist in counterbalancing the vane, the windwheel axle being out of vertical plane of the post axis, and said wind-wheel frame being suspended at its free extremity by rod K, from mast I, upon the vane-frame, substantially as set forth.

7. In a wind-engine whose vane and windwhecl are capable of both simultaneous and independent swing or veer, and whose windwheel frame is supported at its free extremity by rod K, from mast I, upon vane-frame, the tube d d, rigidly fastened to the vane-frame, and whose lower end constitutes the pivot of said frame and whose upper end constitutes the pivot-post of the wind-wheel frame, substantially as set forth.

8. In a wind-engine whose vane and windwheel frames are capable of both independent and simultaneous swing or veer, the construction of wheel-frame, which enables its outer end to rise while its inner end remains always at the same level, substantially as set forth.

9. In a wind-engine whose vane and windwheel frames are capable of both concerted and independent swing or veer, the mast I and the suspender formed of two rods, K K,

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whose aggregate length is capable of being Intestimony of which invention we hereunto IO regulated by nut 70', substantially as set forth. set our hands.

10. In a wind-engine whose wind-wheel a ELI W. WILDEY. irame 1s capable of both horizontal and vertical veer, the suspending-rod K and the mast WILLIAM E I, said mastbeing capable of being set at any Attest: desired lean toward or from the wheel by WM. 1?. 000K, screw T, substantially as and for the purpose GEORGE S. NEEDHAM.

set; forth. 

